Macron uses special power to enact pension bill without vote

France's Macron risks his government to raise retirement age

For months, workers in France have demonstrated and staged strikes to protest the bill, which would push back the age of retirement by two years.

France's Macron risks his government to raise retirement age

French President Emmanuel Macron ordered his prime minister to wield a special constitutional power on Thursday that skirts parliament to force through a highly unpopular bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a vote.

France's Macron risks his government to raise retirement age

For months, workers in France have demonstrated and staged strikes to protest the bill, which would push back the age of retirement by two years.

France’s Macron risks his government to raise retirement age

French President Emmanuel Macron has shunned parliament and imposed a highly unpopular change to the nation’s pension system, raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. His risky move is expec…

France’s Macron risks his government to raise retirement age

The president's unilateral move to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 will trigger quick motions of no-confidence in his government.

France's Macron rams through pension reform without vote

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron's government on Thursday (Mar 16) rammed a controversial pension reform through parliament without a vote, risking more turbulence and street pr